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The Widower in the Country single work poetry "I'll get up soon, and leave my bed unmade."

Author:agent Les Murray http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/murray-les

Issue Details: First known date: 1965... 1965 The Widower in the Country

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In Twelve Poets the date 1964 is printed after the poem, suggesting that this is the date it was written.
Translated by Yu Ouyang as part of a series of seven Les Murray poems, published in shijie wenxue (世界文学) [World Literature], no. 3 (2018): 284-305 (unsighted).

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y The Ilex Tree Geoffrey Lehmann , Les Murray , Canberra : Australian National University Press , 1965 Z341764 1965 selected work poetry Canberra : Australian National University Press , 1965
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1965
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pg. 30
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y Twelve Poets, 1950-1970 12 Poets, 1950-1970 Alexander Craig (editor), Milton : Jacaranda Press , 1971 Z77157 1971 anthology poetry Milton : Jacaranda Press , 1971
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1971
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pg. 194-195
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y Selected Poems : The Vernacular Republic Les Murray , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1976 Z303467 1976 selected work poetry Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1976
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1976
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pg. 2
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y The Vernacular Republic : Poems 1961-1981 Les Murray , Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1982 Z300706 1982 selected work poetry Sydney : Angus and Robertson , 1982
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1982
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pg. 2
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y Collected Poems Les Murray , Port Melbourne : Heinemann Australia , 1994 Z422024 1994 selected work poetry Port Melbourne : Heinemann Australia , 1994
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1994
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pg. 3
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y 唐正秋, 肖爱华编 ; 唐正秋等译 A Selection of Chinese and Australian Poems Zhengqiu Tang (editor), Xiao Aihua (editor), Zhengqiu Tang (translator), Zhuhai : 珠海出版社 , 1994 17089452 1994 anthology poetry Zhuhai : 珠海出版社 , 1994
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1994
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pg. 174-179
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y The Penguin Anthology of Australian Poetry John Kinsella (editor), Camberwell : Penguin , 2009 Z1553543 2009 anthology poetry (taught in 16 units) Abstract
'This is a comprehensive survey of Australian poetic achievement, ranging from early colonial and indigenous verse to contemporary work, from the major poets to those who deserve to be better recognised.' (Provided by the publisher).
Camberwell : Penguin , 2009
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2009
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pg. 256
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y Poems That Make Grown Men Cry : 100 Men on the Words That Move Them New York (City) : Simon and Schuster , 2014 7396512 2014 anthology poetry New York (City) : Simon and Schuster , 2014
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2014
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pg. 172
Note: Chosen for the anthology by Nick Cave.

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Read it and Weep James McNamara , 2014 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 28-29 June 2014; (p. 16-17)
— Review of Poems That Make Grown Men Cry : 100 Men on the Words That Move Them 2014 anthology poetry

Read Them & Weep Nikki Gemmell , 2014 single work
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 24-25 2014; (p. 10)

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